Lifestyles

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a wonderful man for 10 months. He was married for 45 years until his wife died after a five-year illness. He is kind, th...

Dear Heloise: Plastic bags are so hard to open at grocery stores, and I don't like licking my fingers to open bags either. What I do is use water from...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a gay man who has been married to a wonderful man for seven years (together for 12). Throughout our relationship, my husband has strugg...

DEAR RUSTY: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43 years and started collecting benefits when I turned 62 and she...

DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend died when we were in our early 30s. His son, "Marty," recently moved back to the area with his wife and three boys...

Dear Heloise: I make calls for work concerning client requests, and some numbers now have an app that screens all calls. This starts after waiting for...

DEAR ABBY: For years, my only daughter and I got along pretty well. Then she stopped visiting or speaking to us, meaning we didn't see our grandchildr...

Dear Heloise: I've enjoyed and learned from your column for years. If you're like me, tying a neck tie can be frustrating. When I get a tie with a kno...

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 31 years died suddenly five years ago. Our family — four kids, six grandkids — was devastated. We still haven't recovered. We...

Dear Heloise: People have written to you with tips on how to dry clothes that you have handwashed (usually while traveling), but there's one step that...

An artillery crew prepares for battle during the French and Indian War Encampment held last weekend at Cook Forest. English, French and Native America...

DEAR ABBY: I invited a friend, "Sybil," to dinner at a fine dining, special occasion restaurant to celebrate her birthday. About a month before, I cal...

Dear Heloise: I have a suggestion for donations to food pantries. I usually donate nonfood necessities such as toilet paper, trial sizes or small size...

Dear Heloise: I have a fun suggestion for kids' birthdays. Most kids only want frosting on a birthday cake, so I made a "tower cake" by using donuts. ...

DEAR ABBY: My father passed away and left me a large sum of money. One of the first things I did was pay off my husband's debts totaling over $140,000...

DEAR ABBY: Would you please do a much-needed public service for those of us who have a service dog? Service dogs are trained to perform specific tasks...

Dear Heloise: My husband enjoys feeding birds. We also have a lot of squirrels. The squirrels used to climb up the pole and eat the birdseed. So, he p...

DEAR ABBY: At the company where I work, multiple departments share a workspace. While most of my colleagues are quiet and considerate, certain members...

DEAR RUSTY: I think we should have a Social Security baseline of $2,500 for each person. When I retire, my Social Security benefit will not be enough ...

Dear Heloise: The best activity for kids before a holiday meal is having them help in preparing it. This is how they'll learn how to prep for a big ce...